Drama Facilitation Work
Andrea is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin where she studied, acting, voice, movement and dance. She also holds a Certificate in Dance from Birkbeck University, London. Andrea works professionally as an actor in Theatre, TV and Film and her wealth of experience and knowledge benefits all students she comes into contact with. Her holistic approach to her workshops encourages her students to increase their levels of physical thinking and become aware of voice and movement as a tool to express themselves. She hopes her students will increase their spatial awareness, listening skills, vocal, ensemble and group skills as well as developing performance skills. Andrea will adapt the workshops to the needs of the group. She is fully Garda vetted and vetted to work in schools.
Contact her on 0894512947 or email info@andreakelly.ie
Current Project
Bridge the Gap Productions presents
Tales from the Ring of the Rath for Tullow Culture Night Sept 22nd 2023
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Clients with intellectual and physical disabilities who attend the Cairdeas @The Bridge centre in Tullow
Drama facilitation work over 8 weeks with 1st, 2nd, 4th and 6th classes at Sacred Heart N.S Aughrim introducing children to physical thinking through movement, voice awareness, listening, text, and ensemble and improvisation.
Andrea delivered two youth drama workshops as part of the Courthouse Arts ‘Travelling Through’ Youth Art Weekend on Sat April 27th 2019.
She delivered a six week drama programme to the WOW (Women of the World) group in Arklow, Co Wicklow autumn 2017.
The MAMS playground West, an initiative inspired by the MAM (Mother Artist Makers) Ireland movement invited Andrea to Galway to facilitate a two hour workshop with mothers and their children in august 2017. Hugely inspiring morning for mams and kids!
Andrea recently facilitated a physical movement workshop with Tinahelys’ Women’s Network in June.
She delivered drama workshops to the students of the Gaelscoil in Arklow, Co Wicklow in 2017.
She has delivered physical workshops to members of Firedoor Theatre in Dublin.
” Andrea facilitated a number of movement based workshops for Firedoor Theatre. We thoroughly enjoyed these workshops, and found Andrea to be very professional, friendly and knowledgeable. We will definitely be bringing her back in future, and would highly recommend her to other groups” – Firedoor Theatre.
Andrea has worked as a drama facilitator with the Arklow, Wexford Kilkenny National Learning Network.
Andrea facilitated a devised project ‘Hourglass‘ with transition year students from Carnew secondary school as part of the Pure Project and in association with the Courthouse Arts Centre Youth Theatre. School performances ran on Thurs 5th Fri 6th May 2016 and a performance open to public on Sat 7th May @8pm.
http://www.wicklownews.net/2016/04/launch-of-pure-theatre-production-hourglass/
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